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KSA also earned recognition on the Best for Vets List by Military Times from 2019 to 2025 and garnered the Department of Labor “Hire Vets” Platinum Medallion Award from 2021 to 2025.\nPosition Overview: This position is for as a SAFe Lead / Senior Program Analyst. The SAFe Lead serves as the technical deputy to the Program Manager and the primary driver of SAFe maturation across a USMC Program office to include agile teams and Agile Release Trains (ARTs). This individual bridges the gap between traditional DoW acquisition processes and the Scaled Agile Framework, ensuring that SAFe practices accelerate capability delivery rather than creating process overhead, while also producing key PMO reporting products that Marine Corps leadership relies on for decision-making.\nThis Position is Contingent Upon Award\nBenefits:\nMedical, Dental, Vision (82% of employee’s premium paid by company, 25% towards dependents)\nHSA / FSA Medical Plans\nPTO\nFlexible Work Environment and Encourage Work/Life Balance\n401K with Company Match\nObserves all federal holidays\nProfessional Development/Tuition Reimbursement Program\nAnnual Career Development Process\nJob Type: Full-time/Exempt\nClearance: Secret (TS/SCI eligible preferred)\nLocation: On-Site, Stafford, VA\nAnticipated Start Date: September 2026\nPosition Responsibilities:\nFacilitate program interval (PI) planning events: logistics, breakout sessions, dependency boards, team commitment capture, and consolidation of PI objectives into the program-level roadmap\nTrack feature and capability progress against PI commitments between planning events; identify at-risk items early and recommend corrective actions to the Release Train Engineer (RTE) and Program Manager\nMaintain ART-level backlogs in coordination with Product Owners, ensuring priorities flow from portfolio-level Roadmap Epics through capability-level features to team-level stories\nTrack and report DevSecOps metrics: release cadence, CI/CD pipeline health, deployment frequency, lead time, and change failure rate across the CHE/RAISE platform and TDOL/OCP pipeline\nProduce ART sync metrics: velocity trends, feature completion rates, impediment aging\nPrepare weekly Sit-Reps, Program Management Review (PMR) briefing packages, and Roadmap Epic status reports\nCoach government and contractor team members on SAFe practices, backlog refinement, story writing, and agile estimation\nHelp teams not yet integrated into PI planning begin participating\nAdapt SAFe ceremonies to the program’s operational rhythm — pragmatic, not dogmatic\nSupport Risk, Issues, Opportunities (RIO) database maintenance and quarterly Risk Board facilitation\nDevelop and maintain the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)\nRequirements:\n\n10+ years of DoW acquisition planning and program analysis experience\nSAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or SAFe Agilist (SA) certification (current)\nPMP certification (current) or DAWIA certification in applicable functional area (Program Management, Engineering, or Business)\nActive Secret clearance (TS/SCI preferred)\nDemonstrated experience supporting SAFe implementations in DoW or government acquisition environments — not just commercial agile, but SAFe applied to defense programs with compliance requirements, documentation burdens, and cross-program dependencies\nExperience with DevSecOps metrics, CI/CD pipeline reporting, and software delivery health tracking\nProficiency in developing IMS, PMR packages, and executive briefings for senior government leadership\nPreferred Skills/Experience:\nSAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification\nExperience with the MAGTF C2 / AC2SN / PM C2S portfolio at the programmatic level\nUnderstanding of MAGTF C2 capability portfolio management and the transition from system-centric to capability-centric acquisition\nExperience with Jira, Rally, or equivalent agile management tools in a DoW environment\nPower BI or equivalent data visualization skills for DevSecOps dashboards\nFormer USMC officer or civilian with fleet MAGTF experience\nKSA Integration is an equal opportunity employer.","company":"Ksaintegration","rawCompany":"ksaintegration","city":"Quantico","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-21T12:13:11.693Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"13-1199.00","title":"Business Operations Specialists, All Other","slug":"business-operations-specialists-all-other"},{"code":"13-1111.00","title":"Management Analysts","slug":"management-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541618","title":"Other Management Consulting Services","slug":"other-management-consulting-services"},{"code":"541611","title":"Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services","slug":"administrative-management-and-general-management-consulting-services"},{"code":"541690","title":"Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services","slug":"other-scientific-and-technical-consulting-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"SAFe Program Consultant – DoD Acquisition","description":"Description:\n\nKSA Integration is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that provides business and management solutions through two core portfolios: (1) Warrior Readiness, and (2) Warrior Care. We are a rapidly growing government contractor that has built a reputation for focused customer service, on-time performance, and continuous improvement. To demonstrate this, KSA has been awarded the Inc. Best Workplaces, a prestigious list of businesses recognized for the value placed on company culture, standout worker benefits, and the prioritization of employee well-being, every year from 2019 to 2025. KSA also earned recognition on the Best for Vets List by Military Times from 2019 to 2025 and garnered the Department of Labor “Hire Vets” Platinum Medallion Award from 2021 to 2025.\nPosition Overview: This position is for as a SAFe Lead / Senior Program Analyst. The SAFe Lead serves as the technical deputy to the Program Manager and the primary driver of SAFe maturation across a USMC Program office to include agile teams and Agile Release Trains (ARTs). 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